The Seattle Community Council Federation welcomes guests and representatives from community-based organizations in the Seattle area. We want to be aware of issues affecting your neighborhood, and we hope that you will join us with your input at our monthly meetings at Central Area Senior Center, 500 30th Avenue South.
Jeannie Hale, Chair; Rick Barrett, Vice-Chair

AGENDA

Roundtable
on impacts of the new system for electing City Councilmembers by district;
Also: Mountain bikes for the
Cheasty greenbelt?

In November, Seattle voters passed a charter amendment changing seven of
the nine at-large City Council districts to geographic districts (http://www.seattle.gov/leg/clerk/districtmap). How is this new electoral system
changing Seattle politics and government?
Please engage with a roundtable of speakers (including Toby Thaler,
attorney and Fremont resident) who were involved in the successful initiative
effort and who are watching voters and potential candidates as well as City
agencies. We will also distribute
and discuss an April 8 City Auditor report, “Research on How Similar Cities
Operate Their District Election Systems.”

Also on the agenda will be a presentation from some Beacon
Hill residents who are concerned about proposals for a mountain bike park in
the Cheasty Natural Area Greenspace on east Beacon Hill between New Rainier
Vista on the east and Cheasty Boulevard on the west.

The April meeting will also include our monthly Round Robin
of issues in your neighborhood. If
you have informational materials you would like distributed at the meeting,
please email electronic copies or links to Jeannie Hale at jeannieh@serv.net.

7:00 Call
to Order and Introductions

Administration

1.Changes to the agenda

2.President’s
report

7:10 Roundtable
on impacts of the new system for electing City Councilmembers by district

REVISED AGENDA

A
Dialogue with Councilmember Kshama Sawant and

A Call for Neighborhoods to Unite

Meet Seattle’s newest
Councilmember—Councilmember Kshama Sawant. Councilmember Sawant chairs the Council’s Energy Committee,
is vice chair of the Seattle Public Utilities Committee, a member of the
Housing Affordability, Human Services and Economic Resiliency Committee and
alternate on the Parks, Seattle Center, Libraries and Gender Pay Equity
Committee. Learn about her
priorities and participate in this important dialogue.

Also, representatives of an
ad hoc citywide group of community activists will be on hand to ask for advice
and support from the Federation and its member organizations for tough growth
controls and developer impact fees and to join at a large planned press event
the week prior to the Mayor's planned neighborhood summit. The goal is to
create a unified, simple position across neighborhoods we can all unify around,
present it at a press conference and then carry the message to the Mayor's
April neighborhood summit. John Fox (SDC), Carl Winter and/or
Patrick Tomkins and/or Jaisri Lingappa from Reasonable Density, and/or Toby
Thaler will be on hand to present their proposal.

The February meeting will also include our monthly Round Robin of issues in
your neighborhood. If you have
informational materials you would like distributed at the meeting, please email
electronic copies or links to Jeannie Hale at jeannieh@serv.net.

Representatives of an ad
hoc citywide group of community activists will be on hand to ask for advice and
support from the Federation and its member organizations for tough growth
controls and developer impact fees and to join at a large planned press event
the week prior to the Mayor's planned neighborhood summit. The groups
involved already include "Livable Ballard" (recently formed coalition
fighting excessive development and displacement there), Seattle Displacement
Coalition, Reasonable Density Seattle (Capitol Hill Neighborhood activists),
Seattle Speaks Up (a newly formed Phinney Ridge effort), and community leaders
from Fremont, West Seattle and Southeast Seattle. The goal is to create a
unified, simple position across neighborhoods we can all unify around, present
it at a press conference and then carry the message to the Mayor's April
neighborhood summit.

John Fox (SDC), Carl Winter and/or Patrick Tomkins and/or Jaisri Lingappa
from Reasonable Density, and/or Toby Thaler will be on hand to present their
proposal. There are brushfires all over the city. Example after
example of neighborhoods fighting runaway development, upzones, gentrification,
small lot development, skinny houses, highrise development, loss of tree
canopy, lack of adequate services/infrastructure etc. With district
elections coming up in 2015 and candidates already announcing for these seats,
it's hoped we can all come together around a common call to rein in growth.

The February meeting will also include our monthly Round Robin
of issues in your neighborhood. If you have informational materials you
would like distributed at the meeting, please email electronic copies or links
to Jeannie Hale atjeannieh@serv.net.

7:00Call to Order and Introductions

Administration

1.Changes to the agenda

2.President’s report

7:10A Call for Neighborhoods to Unite

8:30Round Robin

9:00Adjourn

The Seattle Community Council
Federation (http://seattlefederation.blogspot.com/)is one of the nation’s oldest and most active coalitions
of community associations. It was founded in 1946 to facilitate
resettlement of Seattle’s Japanese-American residents who had returned from
wartime internment to reclaim their homes and businesses; and to help Black
veterans coming back from the war. Over the decades, SCCF has grown to
cover the entire City. Its monthly meetings are open to the public, andsuggestions for agenda items are
always welcome. Yearly dues for member groups are $50, and new groups are
always welcome. Individual donations are also welcome, and go very far,
as SCCF is all volunteer. Please mail your check to SCCF, 2370 Yale
Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102-3310. For questions, contact treasurer
Chris Leman at206-322-5463orcleman@oo.net.

[This beautiful facility with free parking and a grand view of Lake Washington is just three

blockseast of Martin Luther King, Jr. Way S. and one block south of S. Jackson Street]

All are welcome to explore...

Two topics: (1) Are the Department of Planning and Development and the City Council doing enough to address problems from unregulated micro-housing? (2) What are the public interest issues in a proposed Metropolitan Park District, and what can be done to ensure they are fully and publicly addressed?

First on the agenda will be discussion with City officials and neighborhood leaders the current and proposed policies regarding micro-housing that, unregulated, is changing the character of Seattle’s neighborhoods. The City Council invites comments on the legislation proposed by DPD; to view it, click here or go to http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/codesrules/changestocode/micros.

Second discussion topic is a possible Metropolitan Park District (MPD). A committee appointed by the City Council and Mayor is considering one for Seattle’s parks, community centers, nature centers, and other Park Department facilities. An MPD would be a new government controlled by the City Councilmembers under its own state charter, answerable to state laws and regulations but not to Seattle’s Charter, ordinances, and regulations. It would bring additional taxing authority not requiring voter renewal. For background, click on pro (http://seattleparksfoundation.org/metropolitan-park-district) and con (http://metropolitanparkdistrict.wordpress.com). For the City Neighborhood Council’s letter on parks funding and a possible MPD, click here or go to http://seattle.gov/neighborhoodcouncil.

Please join us October 22 for these important topics. Included also is our monthly Round Robin to share news about your neighborhood’s issues and projects. If you have informational materials to distribute at the meeting, please bring them or e-mail electronic copies or links to jeannieh@serv.net.

7:00Introductions / Minutes / Treasurer’s Report / President’s Report

7:10What are the Department of Planning and Development and the City Council doing to address the problems posed by unregulated micro-housing, and is more action needed?

8:00 What are the governance issues in a proposed Metropolitan Park District, and what can be done to ensure they are fully and publicly addressed?

8:30Round Robin of issues and projects in your neighborhood

9:00Adjourn

The Seattle Community Council Federation(http://seattlefederation.blogspot.com/) is one of the nation’s oldest and most active coalitions of community associations. It was founded in 1946 to facilitate resettlement of Seattle’s Japanese-American residents who had returned from wartime internment to reclaim their homes and businesses; and to help Black veterans coming back from the war. Over the decades, SCCF has grown to cover the entire City. Its monthly meetings are open to the public, and suggestions for agenda items are always welcome. Yearly dues for member groups are $50, and new groups are always welcome. Individual donations are also welcome, and go very far, as SCCF is all volunteer. Please mail your check to SCCF, 2370 Yale Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102-3310. For questions, contact treasurer Chris Leman at 206-322-5463 or cleman@oo.net.

Seattle’s
draft Bicycle Master Plan is up for public comment (deadline is
July 26). Among its proposals are
50 miles of “cycle tracks,” converting an arterial traffic lane on one side of
the street into a physically separated two-way bicycle path--eliminating parking
on one or both sides now used by retail business customers and by residents,
some lacking driveways or alley access.
Because buses can’t cross a cycle track to reach the curb, many bus
stops could be eliminated, increasing riders’ walk distance; or buses may stop
in the roadway, blocking traffic and requiring riders to cross in front of
fast-moving cyclists. We’ve
invited SDOT to join us in exploring these and other issues occasioned by the
Bicycle Master Plan.

A
committee appointed by the City Council and Mayor is considering a Metropolitan
Park District (MPD) for Seattle’s parks, community centers, nature centers, and
other Park Department facilities.
An MPD would be a new government entity controlled by the City
Councilmembers under a separate state charter and answerable to state laws and
regulations but operating outside Seattle’s Charter, ordinances, and
regulations. It would bring
additional taxing authority not requiring voter renewal so long as the MPD
remained in existence. For
background, click on pro
(http://seattleparksfoundation.org/metropolitan-park-district) and con
(http://metropolitanparkdistrict.wordpress.com).

Please
join us June 25 for discussions on these two important topics. Included also is our monthly Round
Robin to share news about your neighborhood’s issues and projects. If you have informational materials to
distribute at the meeting, please bring them or e-mail electronic copies or
links to jeannieh@serv.net.

7:00 Introductions/Minutes
/Treasurer’s Report / President’s Report

7:10 SDOT’s proposed
Bicycle Master Plan

8:00 What would aMetropolitan Park District mean for Seattle?

8:30 Sandpoint Historic
District Issues

8:45 Round
Robin of issues and projects in your neighborhood

9:00 Adjourn

The Seattle
Community Council Federation(http://seattlefederation.blogspot.com/)
is one of the nation’s oldest and most active coalitions of community
associations.It was founded in
1946 to facilitate resettlement of Seattle’s Japanese-American residents who
had returned from wartime internment to reclaim their homes and businesses; and
to help Black veterans coming back from the war.Over the decades, SCCF has grown to cover the entire
City.Its monthly meetings are
open to the public, and suggestions for agenda items are always welcome. Yearly
dues for member groups are $50, and new groups are always welcome.Individual donations are also welcome,
and go very far, as SCCF is all volunteer.Please mail your check to SCCF, 2370 Yale Avenue East,
Seattle, WA 98102-3310.For
questions, contact Treasurer Chris Leman at 206-322-5463 or cleman@oo.net.

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SEATTLE COMMUNITY COUNCIL FEDERATION
Monthly Meeting –Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, 7 p.m.
Central Area Senior Center, 500 30th Avenue South 98144
[This beautiful facility with free parking and a grand view of Lake Washington is just three blocks east of Martin Luther King, Jr. Way S. and one block south of S. Jackson Street]
AGENDA
Gun Violence: what should government and citizens do to reduce it?
featuring Beth Flynn, Executive Director of Washington CeaseFire
Recent mass killings are only a fraction of gun deaths. In Washington state alone, nearly 6,000 people have been killed by guns in the past decade--more than died in traffic accidents. On Jan. 16, President Obama unveiled legislative proposals to reduce gun violence, and took many administrative actions toward that end.
Washington CeaseFire (http://washingtonceasefire.org) is proposing measures to reduce gun violence at the state and local level. Other states have closed the gun-show loophole, banned the sale of military-style assault weapons, limited handgun sales to one per month, carefully regulated concealed weapon permits, and banned open carrying of guns. None of those policies apply in Washington state, which ranks among the most loosely regulated states in terms of guns, and has state laws that prevent local governments from addressing gun violence.
Join us at the Jan. 22 meeting in welcoming Beth Flynn, Executive Director of Washington CeaseFire, as we discuss what government and citizens can do to reduce gun violence. Also included is our monthly Round Robin with the opportunity to share news about your neighborhood’s issues and projects. If you have informational materials to distribute at the meeting, please bring them or e-mail electronic copies or links to jeannieh@serv.net.
7:00 Introductions/Minutes /Treasurer’s Report / President’s Report
7:10 Gun violence: What should government and citizens do to reduce it?
8:15 Round Robin of issues and projects in your neighborhood
8:45 Other business
9:00 Adjourn
SCCF (http://seattlefederation.blogspot.com/) is one of the nation’s oldest and most active coalitions of community associations. It was founded in 1946 to facilitate resettlement of Seattle’s Japanese-American residents who had returned from wartime internment to reclaim their homes and businesses; and to help Black veterans coming back from the war. Over the decades, SCCF has grown to cover the entire City. Its monthly meetings are open to the public, and suggestions for agenda items are always welcome. Yearly dues for member groups are $50, and new groups are always welcome. Individual donations are also welcome, and go very far, as SCCF is all-volunteer. Please mail your check to SCCF, 2370 Yale Avenue East, Seattle, WA 98102-3310. For questions, contact treasurer Chris Leman at 206-322-5463 or cleman@oo.net.

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The non-profit Seattle Community Council Federation, perhaps the nations’ most venerable umbrella organization is dedicated to neighborhood issues. Founded in 1946 as the Jackson Street Community Council to help resettle Seattlelites of Japanese origin returning from internment camps, and to assist black veterans coming back from the war. Both groups often returned to Seattle to find their homes and businesses appropriated, local government indifferent or hostile. Over the decades the Federation has grown to cover the entire city. To learn more about how the Federation might help your neighborhood go to SeattleFederation.Blogspot.com.

The non-profit Seattle Community Council Federation, perhaps the nations’ most venerable umbrella organization is dedicated to neighborhood issues. Founded in 1946 as the Jackson Street Community Council to help resettle Seattlelites of Japanese origin returning from internment camps, and to assist black veterans coming back from the war. Both groups often returned to Seattle to find their homes and businesses appropriated, local government indifferent or hostile. Over the decades the Federation has grown to cover the entire city. To learn more about how the Federation might help your neighborhood go to SeattleFederation.Blogspot.com.

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Founded in 1948, the Seattle Community Council Federation is one of the nation's oldest and most active coalitions of neighborhood groups.Yearly dues for member groups are $50.SCCF welcomes new member groups, and encourages renewal by groups whose membership in SCCF may have lapsed.Individual donations are also welcome and tax deductible, and go very far, as SCCF is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) organization.Please mail your check to SCCF, 2370 Yale Avenue East, Seattle, WA98102-3310.For questions, contact treasurer Chris Leman, (206) 322-5463, cleman@oo.net.

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